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Hammocking provides activity for students to hang out

When Weinberg senior Ben Swedberg sways in his hammock, he feels like a “baked potato wrapped in tin foil” warming up under the sun.  “It’s total relaxation, especially if I can find a spot where it’s still sunny on me and I’m baking a little bit,” Swedberg said. “I enjoy the sensation of swaying back. ....

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Sheehan Fisher to lead TGS Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Feinberg Prof. Sheehan Fisher, who teaches in the psychiatry and behavioral sciences department, will serve as associate dean for diversity and inclusion starting June 1. He will lead the Office of Diversity and Inclusion for The Graduate School, according to a Northwestern news release.  Fisher, who is also a clinical psychologist, studies perinatal mental health. ....

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Medill faculty work to center diversity, equity and inclusion

Every freshman at the Medill School of Journalism learns the importance of diversity in the industry when they take the course Journalism 202: Journalism Values, Practice and Trends. Members of Medill’s leadership team say they work to hire faculty that will reflect the growing diversity in the field. Medill has one of the most racially. ....

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NU siblings experience college life together

For Claire Humphrey, her identical twin Caroline is her “best friend in the whole world.” The sisters, both Communication sophomores, get to share their Wildcat experience together — in addition to a room in 1871 Orrington.  “It just so happened that we both really loved Northwestern, so we ended up going to school together,” Caroline. ....

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Nobel Prize winner Beatrice Fihn talks nuclear weapons

Beatrice Fihn, former executive director of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, gave a talk at Northwestern’s Buffett Institute for Global Affairs on Monday. She spoke on the heightened threat of nuclear war since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and what the average citizen can do to combat the use of nuclear. ....

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